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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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